Salt tanning?

[tyger]

Salted skins will forever draw moisture out of the air and will never result in a usable item. It will be nasty.

Go to vanDykes or Mackenzie and get a Lutan-F kit, follow the instructions, and you will have a great result.

[Ryan Ross]

Salted skins will forever draw moisture out of the air and will never result in a usable item. It will be nasty.

Isn't it essentially just hair-on deer jerkey, after only the salting?

[tyger]

Isn't it essentially just hair-on deer jerkey, after only the salting?

Hair jerky................oh, man!

Yes, those companies are USA based, but they are on the net and ship anywhere.

But, here is one you can check out:
http://www.snowdoniasupplies.co.uk/

this product will work:
http://www.snowdoniasupplies.co.uk/c....pl?ref=CP0502

You must have comparables in the UK, right? That is, if the government hasn't banned sodium bicarbonate, hydrogen chloride, and the like in their processs of "protecting one from onesself", as govenrnments are wont to do these days.

Here is some info that will help you:
http://http://www.xmarksthescot.com/...-wating-52391/

[Laird_M]

Knowing our government...

I'll try the new product from Tandy as thay're Tannit has been discontinued over here.
http://www.tandyleatherfactory.co.uk...N/2249-00.aspx
Bit expensive though so may try buying the chemicals off evil-bay.

[Laird_M]

Salted skins will forever draw moisture out of the air and will never result in a usable item. It will be nasty.

Go to vanDykes or Mackenzie and get a Lutan-F kit, follow the instructions, and you will have a great result.

Are those American shops? They don't sound familiar...